Adam Bertoli was caught with marijuana, Oxycodone and cocaine while working at the Toronto West Detention Centre in Etobicoke.

A Toronto jail guard will be spending 18 months on the wrong side of the bars after having admitted to smuggling drugs into the prison where he was working.

But the federal prosecution office is refusing to provide any further details on the case.

“I would suggest that you order a copy of the information and/or a transcript of the proceedings in this matter,” Chris Gruppuso, senior counsel at the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, wrote in an email to the Star.

Justice Peter Hryn told the accused he wanted to send a clear message of deterrence and denunciation to people who abuse their positions of trust, according to a lawyer who was present in court.

However, because Hryn’s oral sentencing isn’t being released, that message is currently lost in court system bureaucracy, requiring months to produce documents that are part of the public record.

Police say he also had Oxycodone tablets. A later search of his Milton house turned up more marijuana, Oxycodone, cocaine and $720 in cash.

Earlier this week, Bertoli was sentenced to 18 months in jail after having pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer. He was remanded into custody Wednesday.

Bertoli’s lawyer, Robin McKechney, said his client co-operated with the authorities from the outset and apologized to his former colleagues during the sentencing hearing. “He is looking forward to completing his sentence and moving forward with his life,” he said.

Bertoli also pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with the intent to traffic, possession of cocaine and possession of Oxycodone. He was apparently targeted in a police investigation into drug smuggling into prisons for the inmates.

Brent Ross, spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, confirmed Bertoli is no longer working with the ministry.